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Accounting statistics for non-financial limited companies provide an overview of economic aggregates.

Accounting statistics for non-financial limited companies, 2012

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Higher profits

Profit before tax for non-financial limited companies totalled NOK 850 billion in 2012, which is the highest since 2007.

Accounting statistics for non-financial limited companiesPublished 6 May 2014
NOK millionPer cent
201220112011 - 2012
Income statement
Operating income4 844 1044 662 5033.9
Operating profit604 206619 628-2.5
Operating profit before tax849 898714 46219.0
Net profit499 250358 32539.3
Balance sheet
Fixed assets6 993 6406 604 0595.9
Current assets2 795 8802 772 7000.8
Equity4 030 0863 883 3983.8
Liabilities5 759 4345 493 3614.8
Per centPercentage points
Key figures
Operating profit margin12.513.3-0.8
Return on total assets10.29.21.0
Return on equity12.59.33.2
Equity ratio41.241.4-0.2

Source: Statistics Norway

Operating profit in 2012 decreased by NOK 16 billion to NOK 604 billion from 2011. Net financial items rose by NOK 151 billion, amounting to NOK 246 billion in 2012.

Greater increase on mainland Norway

Profit before tax on mainland Norway stood at NOK 395 billion. The corresponding figure for petroleum activities and ocean transport was NOK 455 billion. Profit before tax increased on mainland Norway by NOK 108 billion, while increasing by just NOK 28 billion in petroleum activities and ocean transport.

Higher return on equity

In 2012, net profit rose from NOK 358 billion to NOK 499 billion from 2011. Only in 2006 and 2007 was net profit higher. Return on equity was 12.5 per cent in 2012, up from 9.3 per cent in 2011. Return on equity in per cent was 10.8 per cent on mainland Norway, compared to 17.1 per cent in petroleum activities and ocean transport. Mainland Norway had a higher percentage increase in return on equity.

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A new institutional sector classification was introduced as from fiscal year 2012, with the result that the figures are not entirely comparable with the figures for previous years. The introduction has affected the demarcation between financial and non-financial enterprises, resulting in enterprises in portfolio investments being moved from non-financial limited companies. Owing to the new sector classification, some changes were made in industrial classification, which may have an impact on the comparability of the figures broken down by industry.